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the big question is will the clouds and storms clear out for the launch. meteorologist tom kierein is looking at that and is here with some answers. >> the very latest. here's the radar over florida. it's showing most of the rain is on the gulf coast of florida from naples on up toward tampa. that's going to be passing well west. the latest indications are a 60% chance of storms. they have a 40% chance they'll get that launch under way. right now at the launch site itself, there really is no rain at all. here's cape canaveral, don't have any storms around now. they have a decent chance they may get it off. joe? >> thanks very much, tom. >>> 10,000 workers as the g goddard space flight center in greenbelt will be watching the launch. they have provided much of the technology, engineering, and communications work over the last 30 years of shuttle missions. the loss of the shuttle program will mean the loss of thousands around the country, but many at the goddard facility are expected to be retained. watch "news 4 midday" for coverage of the final shuttle lau
the big question is will the clouds and storms clear out for the launch. meteorologist tom kierein is looking at that and is here with some answers. >> the very latest. here's the radar over florida. it's showing most of the rain is on the gulf coast of florida from naples on up toward tampa. that's going to be passing well west. the latest indications are a 60% chance of storms. they have a 40% chance they'll get that launch under way. right now at the launch site itself, there really is...
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welcome to news 4 today, we'll get to the day's big stories in a momd, bent, but first we need check in with kim. >> pressure is on once again. a holiday. i think you'll like what we get this weekend. it's been hot the last few days, but the humidity has been manageable. it's going to start inching up today. right now we're at 68, but look at those 50s in our suburbs. a pair of 5s at martinsburg. southern maryland, 58. enjoy it while we have it. the clear skies will stay with us today. we'll be warming up, though, to 91. and the humidity will come up. so it won't feel as comfortable as what we've been having the last few days. late in the afternoon, we'll see clouds move in and that will lead to some showers this holiday weekend. i'll tell you when they're going to happen and if our fireworks forecast is in danger. >> thanks, kim. >>> new from overnight, a car accident in southeast washington has left one person dead and three others badly hurt. that crash happened around 2:00 this morning in the 11 ook brock of. in mississippi avenue southeast. here's what we know. four people were
welcome to news 4 today, we'll get to the day's big stories in a momd, bent, but first we need check in with kim. >> pressure is on once again. a holiday. i think you'll like what we get this weekend. it's been hot the last few days, but the humidity has been manageable. it's going to start inching up today. right now we're at 68, but look at those 50s in our suburbs. a pair of 5s at martinsburg. southern maryland, 58. enjoy it while we have it. the clear skies will stay with us today....
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this is cliff, the big gray dog. the 3-year-old great dane got spooked while his family was eating at 5 guys. in the surveillance video you can see him take off with the table he was tied to and a big red umbrella. a police officer managed to take the table. the leg cliff was tied to broke off and he just kept going. the family searched for hours for cliff and finally got some good news yesterday. >> we have your dog. so we were just elated
this is cliff, the big gray dog. the 3-year-old great dane got spooked while his family was eating at 5 guys. in the surveillance video you can see him take off with the table he was tied to and a big red umbrella. a police officer managed to take the table. the leg cliff was tied to broke off and he just kept going. the family searched for hours for cliff and finally got some good news yesterday. >> we have your dog. so we were just elated
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there are some big names on the potential witness list, including barry bonds and mark mcgwire and clemens' manager and gm in new york, joe torre. >>> the washington nationals aren't just one of the hottest teams in baseball, they're also one of the most exciting. look at this. >> oh, my goodness! just glad everybody's okay. >> ramos missed the sign for a suicide squeeze last night, and swung away with teammate michael morse sprinting home from third base. fortunately, ramos fouled the ball back and missed morse, who was about ten feet away from the plate. here's the kicker. they tried it again, at the same at-bat and they were successful that time. ramos executed a nice bunt, and morse scored what turned out to be the game-winning run. the nats went on to beat the chicago cubs 5-4. >> he almost got scalped. so good thing it worked the second time. my goodness. >> worse than a baseball in the teeth. >> i know. could be bad. >> it could be bad. 4:51 now. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. are we getting some rain? i think we need it now. >> yeah, yeah, some of us are getting out. some
there are some big names on the potential witness list, including barry bonds and mark mcgwire and clemens' manager and gm in new york, joe torre. >>> the washington nationals aren't just one of the hottest teams in baseball, they're also one of the most exciting. look at this. >> oh, my goodness! just glad everybody's okay. >> ramos missed the sign for a suicide squeeze last night, and swung away with teammate michael morse sprinting home from third base. fortunately,...
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big crowds gathered for all the festivities. so security is going to be very tight. expect to see additional police officers, dogs. there will also be undercover officers that you may not necessarily be aware of, milling through the crowd to make sure everything goes smoothly today. very, very quiet right now. we're still not seeing anyone staking out their spots. that no doubt is going to happen pretty soon. we're also not seeing the road closures in the area. we were told that 5:00 a.m. some of the roads could start closing down. but 15th street, which is behind me here, we're still seeing traffic. very, very soon, we're going to start seeing the police get those barricades in police and start to cordon things off so they can get ready for the festivities. keep in mind, the parade down constitution avenue at 11:45. some of these are going to be earlier in the day, and then a lot of closures in effect for the events tonight. joe, back to you. >> megan mcgrath reporting live. megan, thanks very much. if you are one of the hundreds of thousands headed downtown, metro
big crowds gathered for all the festivities. so security is going to be very tight. expect to see additional police officers, dogs. there will also be undercover officers that you may not necessarily be aware of, milling through the crowd to make sure everything goes smoothly today. very, very quiet right now. we're still not seeing anyone staking out their spots. that no doubt is going to happen pretty soon. we're also not seeing the road closures in the area. we were told that 5:00 a.m. some...
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while giving huge tax breaks to big oil and the wealthy. we can't rebuild america if they tear down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> our time right now is 6:09. we have 66 degrees here in the nation's capital. beautiful picture of the sunrise out there. dawn here in the nation's capital. glorious sky reflected in the river. and there you go. >> this is the bay bridge live at 6:09. not that much traffic right now, but we know the holiday weekend rush is upon us. people are going to be trying to get to the beach and enjoy this beautiful summer weather we're having. if you haven't left now or aren't leaving soon, you could be in for a lot of company on the bay bridge. >> bay bridge starts with "b," rhymes with "t," could stand for trouble. we'll find out more about that coming up. right now let's find out about the weather. >>> and the left span there driving into the sun heading east. it is a bright and sunny morning now all around the region. a cool start once again from washingt
while giving huge tax breaks to big oil and the wealthy. we can't rebuild america if they tear down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> our time right now is 6:09. we have 66 degrees here in the nation's capital. beautiful picture of the sunrise out there. dawn here in the nation's capital. glorious sky reflected in the river. and there you go. >> this is the bay bridge live at 6:09. not that much traffic right now, but...
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two automakers are offering big incentives. danielle kennedy joins us live for more. >> good morning. that's right. toyota and honda are loading up on incentives as they try to boost sales following supply reductions from japan. the incentives include cash back and zero percent financing. toyota's incentive was 30% in june. honda's by 4%. although both trail those from detroit, the big three. more details are emerging about the next version of the iphone. "the wall street journal" reports apple has ordered key parts looking to launch the device by the end of september. it's expected to be similar to iphone 4 but thinner and lighter, with an improved 8 mega pixel camera. however, analysts are being conservative on sales forecasts. because they say it may not have the kind of major improvements or features to entice current fie kwon users to upgrade. >> danielle kennedy. thank you. >>> preparations are under way for the royal couple's visit to california. they will land at the los angeles airport tomorrow. they're only in l.a., t
two automakers are offering big incentives. danielle kennedy joins us live for more. >> good morning. that's right. toyota and honda are loading up on incentives as they try to boost sales following supply reductions from japan. the incentives include cash back and zero percent financing. toyota's incentive was 30% in june. honda's by 4%. although both trail those from detroit, the big three. more details are emerging about the next version of the iphone. "the wall street...
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this beautiful great big dog. the 3-year-old great dane got spooked while his family was eating at 5 guys n this surveillance video through the window, you can see him take off with the table as he was tied to a big red umbrella out there. a police officer grabbed the table, but the leg cliff was tied to broke off, and cliff kept going. the family searched for hours for cliff. when he was finally returned by police yesterday. >> his face today is like what's all the fuss? i needed a break. just wanted to go are informfor. >> they're such big beautiful dogs, they wouldn't hurt a flea. >> he apparently hurt his paw, though. tom, talk to us about the weather. >>> no harm done last night down on the mall where we had 500,000 people there and just missed those storms that passed just south of washington during the concert and the fireworks display. last night thankfully it did just miss the mall. right now, though, things have settled down. 75 in washington. near 70 prince george's county. much of southern maryland nea
this beautiful great big dog. the 3-year-old great dane got spooked while his family was eating at 5 guys n this surveillance video through the window, you can see him take off with the table as he was tied to a big red umbrella out there. a police officer grabbed the table, but the leg cliff was tied to broke off, and cliff kept going. the family searched for hours for cliff. when he was finally returned by police yesterday. >> his face today is like what's all the fuss? i needed a...
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big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the cake. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. >>> a woman charged with killing her coworker in bethesda in montgomery county will be in court today. brittany norwood is accused of killing jana murphy at the lululemon store back in march. police say she killed murray after a fight after murray found suspected stolen items in norwood's handbag. norwood then tried to hide the murder by tying herself up and blaming at tack on two masked men. the store reopened last month. >>> later this month, a potomac man jailed in cuba will appeal his conviction in the highest court. 62-year-old allen gross is serving ten years for crimes against the cuban state. he was accuse ds of t
big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the cake. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. >>> a woman charged with killing her coworker in bethesda in...
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big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the cake. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. >>> good morning, a hazy and humid morning. i'm tom kierein. live picture from the city camera showing the first light of day showing up on the eastern horizon. weather and traffic on the ones at 5:11. around our region, we do have the thick haze and summer humidity with us, and temperatures in the mid and upper 70s in washington. prince george's county, charles, calvert, st. mary's, anne arundel in the mid-70s there. eastern shore, most locations are near 70. farther to our west, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties near 70 degrees as well as much of the region. and there is the sunrise under way. it will be coming up
big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the cake. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. >>> good morning, a hazy and humid morning. i'm tom kierein....